From d53f6b51c1798f8116e12377ed493c797ce3b880 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Benner <36419818+mikebenner@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:40:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update index.ts with chatgpt redis error logging

---
 index.ts | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index fc1f942..00c5664 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -65,9 +65,46 @@ const mqttUsername = "meshdev";
 const mqttPassword = "large4cats";
 
 const redisClient = createClient({
-  url: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+  url: process.env.REDIS_URL,  // Your Redis URL
+  socket: {
+    tls: true,               // Enable TLS for secure connections
+    connectTimeout: 30000,    // Set connection timeout (30 seconds)
+    keepAlive: 5000,          // Send keep-alive packets every 5 seconds to prevent idle disconnects
+  },
+  // Retry strategy: handle connection failures with exponential backoff
+  retry_strategy: (options) => {
+    if (options.error && options.error.code === 'ECONNRESET') {
+      return new Error('Connection reset by the server');
+    }
+    if (options.total_retry_time > 1000 * 60 * 10) {  // Stop after 10 minutes
+      return new Error('Retry time exhausted');
+    }
+    if (options.attempt > 10) {  // Stop after 10 attempts
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return Math.min(options.attempt * 100, 3000);  // Exponential backoff
+  },
+});
+
+// Handle Redis client events to log connection issues
+redisClient.on('error', (err) => {
+  console.error('Redis connection error: ', err);
 });
 
+redisClient.on('ready', () => {
+  console.log('Redis connection established.');
+});
+
+redisClient.on('reconnecting', () => {
+  console.log('Reconnecting to Redis...');
+});
+
+// Connect the Redis client
+redisClient.connect()
+  .then(() => console.log('Successfully connected to Redis'))
+  .catch((err) => console.error('Failed to connect to Redis: ', err));
+
+
 (async () => {
   if (process.env.REDIS_ENABLED === "true") {
     // Connect to redis server